department of health

Very much like they did with COVID reporting, now the DOH is going to maintain a vaccine dashboard.

The materials teach students "“climate change is an urgent women’s health concern,” and “racism is a major public health challenge as well.”

If you're asthmatic, remember to have your inhaler with you at all times.

Health experts in Yakima and throughout the state say they're concerned about a potential spike in flu cases in the state.

SEATTLE (AP) — When 13-year-old Eddie Holmes was fatally shot in the chest by one of his friends, he was one of more than a dozen Washington state children who were injured or killed since 2014 in accidental shootings. The federal government no longer tracks these cases, but an investigation by The Associated Press found that in 2015, almost 6 percent of Washington households kept loaded guns unse

Public hearing Nov. 28 for comments on changes in gender-specific terms. The Department of Health is seeking comments from the public on proposed changes in gender-specific terms for Washington’s marriage and divorce certificates in response to the new same-sex marriage law that takes effect on December 6 ...

No cases have been found in Yakima County so far this year but federal health officials say that West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003. The centers for disease control and prevention has confirmed 1,590 cases of the mosquito-borne disease and 66 deaths so far this year...

Adults in Washington who are considering quitting tobacco can now get free help from the Department of Health’s toll-free Washington State Tobacco Quitline. Calling a quitline significantly increases a person’s chances of kicking the habit...

Thousands of additional doses of the whooping cough vaccine will be delivered to counties struggling with the epidemic. The Department of Health reports more than 2,000 new cases since April. Washington only saw a fraction of that all of last year...